The Delta independent., 1887-05-03
MINING MATTERS.

The Mary Murphy is shipping about six
carloads per day
From Butte, NJ. T., the bullion shipments
last week were sl9l, 1928.
The payrolls Of the Comstock mines and
mills for March aggregated $2o3, ,s3s, ma
tcrial falling of from February, caused by
tho shutting down Of several mines and
mills. 1t is thought the April pay roll will
reach $4,000
Nicholas & Fisher report that there Is
now l"' tons of high grade ore on the Pack
ard dump OF the Sheridan, and 65 tons OH
dump of level No. =. There is also out at
the Sheridan about 600 tons of conrentrat-
Ing ore.-Telluride Republican.
The Sllverton Miner says: "The San
Juan Chief has ordered n new mill to cost
10000. very heavy lead ore has been
struck In the Carbonate King mine, Cork
screw Basin. The mine is expected to ship
from to 10 tons day this summer.
The total output of the Hubert mine, IN
Gilpin county, last month was sls, ,b63, for
the two years ending April !, 1887, the total
output was S340, 22i; dividend for March,
S,1s4. The main shaft is being sunk 100
feet deeper, which will give n total depth
OF 900 feet.
About 6,8oO pounds of ore were shipped
out by Dave Wood this week, the last of
fifty tons packed from tho basin since the
trail opcncd-the a5th day of March.
Nicholas Il Fisher have received returns
from Denver on three car loads.-Telluride
Republican.
A steam wagon that runs on ordinary
roads and hauls 10000 pounds is making
successful trips between Bisbee and Fair
bank, Arizona. The distance is GO miles
and the trips are made wholly by daylight
The wagon Is owned by the Copper Queen
Mining Company.
The pumps oathe Colonel Sellers mine at
Lcndville now have full control of the
water. tlume has been built to carry
away the surface water The cave is rapid.
ly being timbered and the ground placed in
the same condition rs before that fatal oc-
currence. The concentration is handling
| about 50 tons daily.
The Jumbo Mining and Milling Company
OF Summit county, which was organized
month ago in st. Louis, has declared its
first dividend of 5000, and parties in po-
sition TO know have advised us officially
that regular monthly dividends will now be
In order. The prospects OF. the company are
reported as favorable.
The Atlantic group, located in Silveride
basin, will undoubtedly be extensively
worked this season. In the breast of the
Atlantic adit, which is In about 100 feet,
there Is n showing OF 2iS to "a ounces in
silver and from IS to GO per cent lead per
ton. This character of ore Is extremely de-
sirable for smelling purposes, and. with the
advent ofthe railroad, it will find lucra-
tive market-Solid Muldoon.
"a very important strike was made in the
Little Ella mine about week since in the
upraise, from No. Il level from the main in
cline. A solid breast of ore six feet high
has been encountered which has been pene-
tratod some fifteen feet and looks better
with every foot of progress made. Ore
was found some time since In what is
known as the Narrow Guage ore chute,
about $50 feet from the present strike, bnt
owing to the difficulty and expense of rails
ing the mineral the present prospect work
was done which has resulted In catching
the other end Of the same chute and from
the aprcscnt indications one of the best
strikes of the season. An average sample
of the ore runs between $25 and $50 to the
ton including nearly ., of an ounce In gold
w. w. Old n Co. are the lucky lessees and
deserve much credit for their skill and
pluck IN prospecting the property having
done dead work for the past three months.
-Lcadville Dispatch.